Jim Ward, Kilfenora-Corcomroe Ceili Band, 1946

     
          I came across this old photo of the legendary Kilfenora in the forties. Third in from the left is a fellow holding a piccolo. I think the piccolo player is Jim Ward. Oddly enough, Jim Ward has a Wikipedia page here. There are bits of info about the man. I was immediately thinking of Jim Ward's the jig but thought that was named after a banjo player. The wiki suggests it is indeed the same Ward, having switched to banjo later on.

T: Jim Ward's
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G3 G2B|AGE GED|GFG AGE|GED D2E|
G3 G2B|AGE GAB|cBA BGE|1 DED DEF:|2 DED D3|
|:c2A BAG|ABA AGE|c2A BGE|DED DAB|
c2A BAG|ABA ABc|dcA AGE|1 DED D3:|2 DED DEF||

It has also been suggested that in this youtube here is the man himself lilting the jig that bears his name.